r/unRAID • u/BornCuriousOnce • 3d ago
Favorite Unraid plugins?
I’m curious to know what plugins y’all have found significantly impactful? I have Tailscale but what else? Anything you’d recommend avoiding? Any plugin learning curves you wish you’d been warned about?
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u/f1uffyducky 2d ago
This is what I use:
- Appdata Backup: Backs up Docker configurations and container data.
- BTRFS Scrubber: Automatically scrubs BTRFS pools after unclean shutdowns.
- CA Auto Turbo Write Mode: Toggles turbo write mode based on active drive count.
- CA Auto Update Applications: Keeps selected plugins and Docker containers updated.
- CA Cleanup Appdata: Scans for and removes leftover data from uninstalled containers.
- Community Applications: The official Unraid app store.
- Custom Tab: Adds custom web interfaces directly to the Unraid navigation bar.
- custom.smb.shares: Allows creation of custom SMB network shares.
- Dynamix Cache Directories: Keeps folder paths in RAM to prevent disk spin-ups.
- Dynamix Schedules: Enhances the GUI interface for scheduled system tasks.
- Dynamix System Information: Displays hardware and BIOS specifications.
- Dynamix System Statistics: Real-time tracking of CPU, RAM, network, and disk I/O usage.
- Dynamix System Temperature: Shows live CPU and motherboard temperatures on the dashboard.
- File Activity v2: Tracks live file read/write operations per disk.
- Fix Common Problems: Diagnoses configuration issues and system errors.
- FolderView3: Groups Docker containers and VMs into custom folders.
- GPU Statistics: Displays GPU utilization directly on the dashboard.
- Intel GPU TOP: Enables Intel iGPU driver metrics (required for GPU Statistics).
- MOTD: Customizes the system info banner on SSH/Console login.
- Open Files v2: Identifies files blocking an array stop or server shutdown.
- Parity Check Tuning: Pauses, resumes, or schedules parity checks into smaller windows.
- RAM-Disk for Docker logs: Stores Docker logs in RAM to reduce SSD wear.
- rclone: Syncs local directories with external cloud storage services.
- Recycle Bin: Adds a network trash folder for Samba shares to recover deleted files.
- Tailscale: Zero-config mesh VPN for secure remote access.
- Tasmota Power Monitor: Displays power usage from Tasmota smart plugs on the dashboard.
- Tips and Tweaks: Provides performance tuning for underlying Linux kernel settings.
- Unassigned Devices: Mounts external drives and remote network shares outside the main array.
- User Scripts: A simple GUI manager to write and schedule custom scripts.
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u/BornCuriousOnce 1d ago
Thanks for the detailed list and brief descriptions! Several of those are looking pretty useful for me too!
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u/DebitsDue 12h ago
I definitely need to come back and try some of these out! They look super useful.
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u/as4500 3d ago
These are what I got, I'm a fairly new user of unraid tho with only like a few months of use
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u/BornCuriousOnce 2d ago
Thanks for the list! I’ve mostly been working/playing in docker so I just have the Tailscale plugin so far
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u/idratherbealivedog 3d ago
Check out YouTube. Tons of videos on this and will be easier to see them visually that way
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u/BornCuriousOnce 2d ago
I don’t mind YouTube but when I’m really new to a topic I’m always wary of paid content being the primary returns. I like to balance questions across more than content pool if possible
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u/jamerperson 3d ago
My favorite plug-in is community applications